ArtistsJacob Adriaensz Backer
Jacob Adriaensz Backer

Jacob Adriaensz Backer

1608–1651
WA-00018382
Harlingen, Netherlands
PaintingBaroque
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None documented
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Institutional Exhibitions
4
Works in Collection
37
Assets Indexed
3
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0
Publications Referenced
80%
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  • Birth yearArtsy· 92%
  • NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%

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Why this artist matters now

Jacob Adriaensz Backer was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He produced about 140 paintings in twenty years, including portraits, religious subjects, and mythological paintings. In his style, he was influenced by Wybrand de Geest, Rubens and Abraham Bloemaert. He is also noted for his drawings of male and female nudes.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Baroque
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Artworks (4)

Artwork sources (2)

4 published of 26 catalogued · 26 with image
  • Rijksmuseum
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9 entries · 2 sources
  • Officers and other Civic Guardsmen of the V District in Amsterdam under the command of Captain Cornelis de Graeff and Lieutenant Hendrick Lauwrensz
    1642 · Rijksmuseum · 6 prov
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  • Johannes Wttenbogaert (1557-1644). Remonstrant Minister in The Hague
    1638 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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  • Zittende man met hoed en mantel, naar rechts
    1618 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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  • Regents of the Amsterdam Nieuwe Zijds Huiszittenhuis
    1640 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Officers and other Civic Guardsmen of the V District in Amsterdam under the command of Captain Cornelis de Graeff and Lieutenant Hendrick Lauwrensz (1642)
Rijksmuseum
Regents of the Amsterdam Nieuwe Zijds Huiszittenhuis (1640 - 1651)
Rijksmuseum
Zittende man met hoed en mantel, naar rechts (1618 - 1651)
Rijksmuseum
Johannes Wttenbogaert (1557-1644). Remonstrant Minister in The Hague (1638)
Rijksmuseum

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